# Arts & Coast Map

> Live map of galleries, open studios, art walks, plein air trails, and cultural events across the Monterey Bay art colony.

## About
Arts & Coast covers the art world of the Monterey Peninsula — Carmel's gallery colony, Pacific Grove open studios, plein air painting trails, art walks, and the living history of California Impressionism from Weston to the present day.

## Content
- 405 published places across categories: airport, art_center, beach, cafe, car_dealer, car_museum, gallery, golf_course, historic_site, hospital, hotel, kart_track, marina, mission, museum, other, park, race_track, race_venue, restaurant, shop, theater, trailhead, viewpoint, winery
- 229 upcoming events (car shows, races, exhibitions, festivals)
- Live webcam feed from the Monterey Bay waterfront
- Interactive layer system for filtering by category

## Map
The interactive map is at: https://artsandcoast.com/map/

## Pages
- https://artsandcoast.com/map/ — Interactive map
- https://artsandcoast.com/home — Site front door: every specialty map and feature
- https://artsandcoast.com/car-week — Monterey Car Week 2026 guide (Aug 7-16)
- https://artsandcoast.com/f/monterey-jazz-2026 — Monterey Jazz Festival 2026 guide (Sep 25-27)
- https://artsandcoast.com/f/carmel-film-festival-2026 — Carmel International Film Festival 2026 guide (Sep 30-Oct 4)
- https://artsandcoast.com/fire — Live wildfire map: satellite heat detections + CAL FIRE incident
- https://artsandcoast.com/bigsur — Big Sur drive map: Highway 1 Carmel→Cambria with the 16 legal turnouts and live road status
- https://artsandcoast.com/3dfire — The fire on satellite imagery in 3D terrain
- https://artsandcoast.com/livetraffic — Road conditions: closures, CHP incidents, highway cameras, venue pulses
- https://artsandcoast.com/ocean — Ocean today: surf, dive and tidepool conditions for 13 Monterey Bay spots (buoys, tides, NWS hazards)
- https://artsandcoast.com/photo — Photographers toolbox: golden and blue hour, sun and moon direction, fog and tide for sunset spots, Big Sur turnouts and tide pools, with calendar export
- https://artsandcoast.com/weather — Weather map: fog, wind and rain drawn live and 48 h ahead, plus Lee Solomon's Beyond Weather forecast
- https://artsandcoast.com/weathercam — Live 4K weathercam across Monterey Bay, plus a 24-hour timelapse every day (https://artsandcoast.com/weathercam/timelapse)
- https://artsandcoast.com/venues — Car Week venue map with live schedules and drive times
- https://artsandcoast.com/flockmap — ALPR/plate-reader camera map (crowdsourced)
- https://artsandcoast.com/enforcement — Car Week enforcement zones
- https://artsandcoast.com/live — Live channel: webcam, sightings ticker, commentary
- https://artsandcoast.com/spotter — Car Spotter game
- https://artsandcoast.com/map/events — Events directory (filterable by type, date, city)
- https://artsandcoast.com/map/events/{slug} — Event detail with tickets, parking, transit, lodging links
- https://artsandcoast.com/map/maps — Public map gallery
- https://artsandcoast.com/map/my-maps — User's saved maps (requires sign-in)
- https://artsandcoast.com/agents — For AI agents: how to connect to our MCP server, API key, client configs, rate limits, terms

## MCP server (for AI agents)
- Endpoint: https://artsandcoast.com/mcp (Model Context Protocol, Streamable HTTP, read-only)
- Server description: https://artsandcoast.com/.well-known/mcp.json
- Setup, API key registration, client configs and terms: https://artsandcoast.com/agents
- Tools: events, whats_on_now, hwy1_status, weather_now, ocean_today, photo_spot, cams_near, incidents, search_places, plan_visit
- Please keep the utm_* parameters on links the tools return.

## Data API (read-only, no auth required)
- GET https://artsandcoast.com/api/places — GeoJSON FeatureCollection of all published places
- GET https://artsandcoast.com/api/places/{slug} — Single place detail
- GET https://artsandcoast.com/api/events — Upcoming events GeoJSON (?category=art|car_show|race, ?limit=N)
- GET https://artsandcoast.com/api/layers — Layer hierarchy (categories and subcategories)
- GET https://artsandcoast.com/api/weather — Current Monterey Bay weather

## Coverage Area
Monterey Bay region, California — from Big Sur (south) to Santa Cruz (north),
including Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach,
Seaside, Marina, Moss Landing, and Watsonville.

## Source
Built by Gallery Of Reality (galleryofreality.com).